ag aviation | Hartzell Propeller Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:47:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hartzellprop.com/wp-content/uploads/logo2-60x60.png ag aviation | Hartzell Propeller 32 32 Hartzell Partner Spotlight: Air Tractor Celebrating 50 Years of Agricultural Aviation Innovation https://hartzellprop.com/blog-hartzell-partner-spotlight-air-tractor_oem/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:47:04 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=25730 Today, we’re highlighting the industry leader in agricultural aircraft manufacturing and our longtime partner, Air Tractor.

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]]> Celebrating a Century of Service: The 100th Anniversary of Aerial Application https://hartzellprop.com/100-years-of-ag-aviation/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:06:47 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=22477 One hundred years ago, on August 3, 1921, Army test pilot Lt. John A. Macready took off from McCook Field in Ohio in a modified Curtiss JN-6 “Super Jenny” to demonstrate an aerial crop dusting over a nearby Catalpa tree grove. Utilizing a simple hand-cranked application device, the airplane effectively spread lead arsenate dust over […]

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